There was no intention to do any anti-something here. Sorry for the misunderstanding. We were just sharing our own experiences with drinks and saying that it was not for us, because of our metabolism. And we tried to balance the alcohol propaganda discussion ;-)
In my case, I usually need to drink a lot of water after a long ride. If I drink a beer, then I need to drink double amount of water afterward otherwise I get dehydrated and a then headaches. In practice I always end up not drinking enough water since I don’t want to get up 5 times during the night.
The good feeling of the first beer is not worth it when touring due to the associated discomfort. But that is only true for myself. I do like to drink in other occasions, and even some time to get “tanked”!

Anyway as I said earlier: Most important is the brain health!
Enjoy your drink !!! with or without alcohol!